larval

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To confirm the efficacy of the drugs and explore their mechanism of action, the researchers have applied them to a rat model of the disease and, subsequently, to a zebrafish larval model.

From Science Daily • Oct. 12, 2025

It is believed to be a host plant to more than a dozen butterflies and moths in their larval stage and it starts blooming in the late winter, when wildflowers are still trying to awake.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 2, 2025

After being exposed to the stress of starvation and physical injury, the comb jellies in Soto-Angel’s care reverted back to a cydippid larval stage.

From Salon • Nov. 10, 2024

Lead researcher Dr Martin Smith said this was a dream fossil, in part because it was preserved in its larval, or immature, stage - when its body was still developing.

From BBC • Jul. 31, 2024

The insecticide tolerance of young commercial shrimp just past larval life was found to be exceedingly low — measured in parts per billion instead of the more commonly used standard of parts per million.

From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson